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Hertz ordering 100,000 Teslas by end of 2022

Green Car Congress

Beginning in early November and expanding through year end, customers will be able to rent a Tesla Model 3 at Hertz airport and neighborhood locations in US major markets and select cities in Europe. For example, in August, three US automakers pledged to boost EV sales to 40-50% by 2030.

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Tesla Model Y-backed ride service start operations in Downtown Tampa

Teslarati

Customers can book low-cost rides in Tesla SUVS for $2 per person. As we continue to grow and all the seven neighborhoods of Downtown evolve, we need other ways to move within the core of Downtown—and this is a really exciting way to make that happen,” said Shaun Drinkard, Interim President of the Tampa Downtown Partnership.

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nuTonomy and Grab partner to expand public trial of on-demand self-driving car service in Singapore

Green Car Congress

In particular, the trial will be a valuable opportunity to conduct user experience research around how passengers book and interact with SDVs. Select Grab customers can now use the Grab app to book a ride in a nuTonomy SDV through a special “robo-car” fleet icon.

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No Eclipse Plans? Try These Last-Minute Strategies.

Baua Electric

The rental car company Hertz reported a 3,000 percent increase in advanced bookings for car rentals in cities along the eclipse path compared with the previous year. Neighborhood locations, she said, may have better availability. So if you’re booking last minute to go see the eclipse, yeah, you are going to pay more.”

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Engineers Say “Nyet” to Doing Business in Russia, Survey Says

Cars That Think

A number of respondents also indicated that they participated in demonstrations, provided direct support to Ukrainians, or booked Airbnbs in the Ukraine. Others are flying the Ukrainian flag at their homes and painting it on rocks around their neighborhoods.

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Hey Google! Lets Reinvent Detroit Together Using Our Creative Greenius Before The Opportunivors Scavenge It

Creative Greenius

I went to Detroit last month and found myself in neighborhoods that looked like they had been attacked by enemy forces, had lost their battle and had now surrendered and in most part been abandoned. This is new neighborhood, still evolving is incredibly diverse – a mix of young and old, working class families and cutting edge artists.

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Mercedes-Benz and Bosch start San José pilot project for automated ride-hailing service; automated S-Class

Green Car Congress

They will use an app developed by Daimler Mobility AG to book a journey by the automated S-Class vehicles from a defined pick-up point to their destination. Monitored by a safety driver, the self-driving cars shuttle between West San José and downtown, along the San Carlos Street and Stevens Creek Boulevard thoroughfares.

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